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प्रश्न
Write about different household wastes.
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उत्तर
Different types of household wastes are:
- Organic waste: Kitchen wastes, vegetables, flowers, leaves, fruits.
- Toxic wastes: Old medicines, paints, chemicals, bulbs, spray cans, fertilizers, pesticides, containers, batteries, shoe polish.
- Recyclable wastes: Paper, glass, metals, plastics.
- Solid wastes: Cloths soiled with blood and other body fluids.
- e-wastes: Computer parts, electronic materials, cell phone parts, CFL bulbs.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Write any five non-recyclable items that you use or have seen in shop.
________ is an example of reusing waste.
Write the different steps in waste management.
Wastes from house and apartments are called ______ waste.

Effective segregation of wastes at the point of generation is very important. Select the appropriate statements giving the importance of waste segregation.
i) less waste goes to the landfills
ii) better for public health and the environment
iii) help in reducing the waste
iv) resulting in deterioration of a waste picker’s health
______ is using something repeated for the same or for another purpose.
Broken glass pieces are melted to make new glass.
What is Reuse?
What are the 3R’s used to save the environment?
What is reuse? Give examples.
